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Tautona (Western Deep No.3 Shaft) |
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South Africa
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Johannesburg |
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PRODUCTION
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Latitude / Longitude |
26 S 9 / 27 E 25 |
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| Risk and valuation analysis of the Tautona (Western Deep No.3 Shaft) Project |
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| Location of the Tautona (Western Deep No.3 Shaft) Project |
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The TauTona mine exists within the West Witts area not so far from Johannesburg in South Africa, near the town of Carletonville.
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| History of the Tautona (Western Deep No.3 Shaft) Project |
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Production at TauTona fell to 409,000 ounces in 2007, down from 474,000 ounces in 2006, due to increased seismic activity. The mine was originally built by the Anglo American Corporationwith its 2km deep main shaft being sunk in 1957, with operations starting in 1962.
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| Geology of the Tautona (Western Deep No.3 Shaft) Project |
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Two reef horizons are exploited at the West Wits operations: the Ventersdorp Contact Reef (VCR), located at the top of the Central Rand Group, and the Carbon Leader Reef (CLR) near the base. Owing to nonconformity in the VCR, the separation between t more...
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| Production history |
| Metal | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
| GOLD (oz) | 314,080 | 408,999 | 473,998 | 502,419 | 567,466 | 646,422 | 642,918 |
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Data last updated on : 1/10/2008
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